crumbly date squares

This was my first attempt at a no bake, raw recipe..and it was quite simple and fun to do..

Ingredients for base

1 cup shredded coconut

1 cup almonds and hazelnuts

1/4 cup dates

1 cup oats

1 tbsp coconut oil

Ground the nuts in a blender, then mix them together with the coconut and oats in a bowl. Soak the dates for 5 mins in warm water, then add to the mix. Melt the coconut oil in a pan on low heat, and when melted add to the mix and stir well. Transfer to a blender and blend for a minute or two until a dough forms..then transfer to a square tin and press down firmly. Set aside.

Ingredients for filling

1 cup dates

1cup water

Boil the dates for a couple of minutes, then strain and mash until nice and sticky. I added 1 small jar of hazelnut and chocolate spread to the mix as I had it in the fridge and it needed using, and it went really well with this mix! You can try adding other things though..like chunks of chocolate..or raisins..or banana! (ooh..i may try that one next..or maybe to the topping!!)

Smooth this in top of the nutty base.

Ingredients for topping

1 cup shredded coconut

1 1/2 cups oats

sprinkle of nutmeg

2 tbsp water

Mix everything together until nice crumbly mix forms then sprinkle over the date filling. I roasted the topping in the oven for a couple of minutes to give it a crispier texture too..then popped in the fridge for a couple of hours before cutting.

The topping came out a tad too crumbly, I think it would have been better if I'd have made it the same way as I did the base so it was all nice and combined..it still tastes delish though and the base and the filling set very nicely..think maybe next time I'll try adding bananas to the topping mix :)

The date filling is sweet and satisfying and goes really well with the nutty base and the crumbly topping..would make a nice breakfast treat too!

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